Srinagar, Nov. 21 -- In the heart of Srinagar, where the Jhelum flows past forgotten palaces and silent shrines, the Directorate of Archives, Archaeology and Museums has unfurled a rare offering: a Special Exhibition of Archival Records and Rare Manuscripts. It is more than an event; it is a reckoning. A reminder that Kashmir's cultural heritage is not ornamental. It is existential.

We are a region layered in memory. Shaivism, Sufism, Buddhism-these are not just spiritual traditions but civilizational signatures etched into our soil. Our crafts, our music, our architecture, our oral histories; they are the pulse of a people who have endured, adapted, and resisted. To walk through the exhibition is to walk through centuries of resilience....